Tag: "conceiving" at medical news

Obesity raises IVF miscarriage risk

... Obese women have long been known to have problems conceiving naturally, and studies have shown that their overall success rates for IVF do not match those of those with a normal body mass. The latest research, from Professor Robert Norman's team at the Reproductive Medicine Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospita...

Relief to pregnant women using fertility drugs

...mall, isolated pockets of women who had difficulty conceiving took fertility drugs and began developing ovarian cancer. Further studies explored the relationship with mixed results: some research showed a link; other studies failing to find one. "We have always believed the drugs were safe, mainly because the...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...rtility-treated women with women who have problems conceiving but eventually do so naturally. "Maybe it's not really the fertility treatment that does this, but it's something associated with the causes of the infertility," said researchers. The study also found an increased chance of having a low birth wei...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...rtility-treated women with women who have problems conceiving but eventually do so naturally. "Maybe it's not really the fertility treatment that does this, but it's something associated with the causes of the infertility," said researchers. The study also found an increased chance of having a low birth weigh...

Pre-pregnancy folic acid intake does not increase rate of having twins

...ore pregnancy does not have an effective result of conceiving twin babies. Reference: http://www.epidem.com/pt/re/epidemiology/...

Canada helps in giving birth to world first baby from frozen egg

...cGill University Health Center of Canada helped in conceiving and// delivering world’s first baby born from frozen eggs. The 26 year old mother of the baby had her eggs collected from her, frozen by the special process called vitrification, and thawed and fertilized from sperms of her partner through in-vitro ...

Women Less Likely To Conceive Post-Caesarean

...nceive again, or whether they have more difficulty conceiving again, say the researchers. -(IANS) Medindia on Pregnancy: Pregnancy is the state of union between a sperm and an ovum in the uterus, the formation of a fetus that is nurtured in the mother's womb. Pregnancy covers the entire time frame of 40 wee...

Vitamin Supplements During Pregnancy to Boost Fetal Development

...upplements, a synthetic compound of folate, before conceiving and during the early months of pregnancy, to reduce the risk of birth defects involving the nervous system like spina bifida etc. An examination of the serum folate levels examined revealed that higher folate levels in women were associated with inc...

Will anxiety regarding fertility treatment affect the chances of conception?

...rospective study between stress and the chances of conceiving via IVF was encouraging. During IVF treatment patients frequently ask about the relationship between psychological stress and outcome and often express worries that their own stress might have a negative influence, so the reassuring results of this...

Predictor of child's sex : Conception Time

...e researchers calculation states that, for couples conceiving naturally, each additional year of trying to get p...vely viscous would not only have more difficulties conceiving naturally, but also have a higher probability of male offspring if they do get pregnant. This stud...

New Home-Fertility Kit Launched For Men

...are that other factors can affect their chances of conceiving such as blocked fallopian tubes. We would recommend to couples that if they have any concerns about their fertility they speak to the GP for further investigations”, added Clare Brown of Infertility Network UK. <br...

High Levels Of Folic Acid May Increase The Chances Of Twins After IVF

...iver. Women are advised to take supplements before conceiving and during the early months of pregnancy to reduce the risk of having a child with a neural tube disorder he further explained. Dr Paul Haggarty and his team analysed the amount of folic acid in 602 women having fertility treatment. The women were ...

Does Weight of the Mother Determine the Sex of the Baby?

.... They found that cows that gained weight before conceiving were more likely to give birth to bull calves. Those shedding kilos before conception had a better chance of producing heifers (females). Roche told the Waikato Times, published in Hamilton at the heart of New Zealand dairying country, the research...

Fertility Technique only as Effective as the Natural Way

...The research required half of these couples to try conceiving naturally for six months and the other half were assigned to receive intrauterine insemination (ICI) with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with the help of drugs to make the ovaries produce eggs and the insertion of sperm directly into the womb. ...

Infertile Couples Should 'Keep Trying' Naturally

Couples having difficulty conceiving should continue trying for a baby the natural way,...o were estimated to have a 30-40 percent chance of conceiving spontaneously within 12 months. The estimations were based on the woman's age, how long the couple...

Madhya Pradesh Doctors Remove 15-yr-old Dead Foetus

...ought was a tumour, remained in the womb. On not conceiving again, the poor Dalit family took it as their fate and the couple adopted a son. Meanwhile, whenever Renubai complained of stomach ache, they took her to a quack as they could not afford to see a qualified doctor. His medicines provided her some reli...

Government Failed to Prevent Rising Teen Pregnancies

...s last month revealed that the number of under-18s conceiving in England has risen by nearly 12 per cent in ten years, to 39,545 in 2004. According to Professor Glasier there was now conclusive evidence from ten studies, including her own research that the policy had failed. She said that at least 66,500 ab...

Skilled Obstetricians to avoid unnecessary Caesareans

...st child by Caesarean section have less chances of conceiving again than those who gave birth naturally. The experts said: "Without increases in junior doctors' experience and recruitment into the speciality, the problems with second-stage Caesareans will rise. Furthermore, women who undergo a Caesarean secti...

Older Women make good mothers!

... specialists reveals that women giving birth after conceiving by fertility treatments in their 50s are able to c...stress and the mental and physical health of women conceiving at the age over 50 after treatment with donor eggs, and compared them with women in their 30s and 40...

Risk of autism Linked to Fertility Problems

...ifficulties with their fertility have difficulties conceiving and carrying pregnancies, although it has not been shown that it is the infertility that is causing the problems." Clare Brown of Infertility Network UK proposed that further work was needed to ensure safe treatment for couples and potential childre...

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